The-Leader_1987-06-04

              Official
Netiispaper
Village of
Freeporl
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Freeporl
School Oiitrlcl
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Baldwin
Scl}ool Dillrict
TJIf
FREEPORT. NEW YORK.' JUNE 4, 1987 f^'SffPOVC^
53rd YEAR, No. 7
„MP*on»M.L.»«A'^>'
PRICE 25'PERCOPY
County Proposes Water Restridions
..tr^-v. . ..
Road Improvements
for Baldwin
Baird Speaks In W^" Supercede Freeport's
Freepbrt, Will And Includes Baldwin
HEMPSTEAb - Henrickson Brothers,,Inc. has been R e f u m T o B a l d w in
awarded the" contract for a storm water drain and road " ' " • • ' • " • » ' • " " • ;"
improvement project in the Central Avenue - Thomas
Avenue area of Baldwin.. . ". r • ' • •
According to Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Joseph
Mondello and Councilman
Martin Bernstein, the and roads that is. second-contract
calls for the
installation of an im­proved
drainage system
and for the restoration of
the trench areas along the
;outh side of Thomas
Avenue from east of Mil-burn
Avenue to Milburn
Creek.
'Residents are heavily
reliant' on. the! automobile
as a primary means of
transportation,' com-niented
Supervisor Mon­dello.'
, . "Accordingly,
Hempstead's government
strives to ensure thaf our
town's more that 1750
miles of roadway are kept
smooth and in optimum
operating condition. The
road project which we are
announcing today is just
one example of the town's
commitment to maintain­ing
a network of streets
to-.none."
The contract also con­tains
provisions ' for" the
construction of new curbs
and drive^yay aprons, new
asphalt pavement and the
restoration of disturbed
grass areas. This portion
of the project encompasses
the streets bounded by
Merrick Roa^ ..on,, the
iiorth. Church" Street' on
the south, Carl and Har­rison
Avenues on the east
and Milburn on the wesl.
Although all measures
will be taken to maintain
access to the roadways
under construction, resi­dents
can expect some
temporary inconvenience
due to the nature of the
work being performed.
The project is expected'
to be completed by the
fall of 1987.
Social Studies Scholorshlp
BALDWIN - A memo- win Junior High and then
rial scholarship award in in the Senior High School, /
memory of Mrs. Shirley until her retirement in
Kovner was presented for J985.
the first time during this Graduating senior Adam
• " • Zalma was the award's
first recipient. Adam was
selected by a panel of So­cial
Studies teachen.
The criteria used to de-
(Conl. oaPigt g)
FREEPORT - Bill
Baird, internationally
known advocate for the
right of females to have
abortions and for birth
control, spoke before the
Freeport Chamber of
Commerce at that organi­zation's
luncheon meeting
Tuesday afternoon, June
2, at Essex House Cafe,
Atlantic Avenue, Freeport.
During his remarks,'Baird
promised that he' would
bring his educational
messages - all- - over • -Long
Island, particularly men­tioning
Baldwin, where he
had been denied a forum
two years before.
Baird's talk, which he
himself categorizes as be­ing
primarily on freedom,
drew little disagreement
froin the group, although
attendance was, the.
speaker himself admitted,
less than he usually pulls.
But Baird carefully
pointed out that he
doubted that anyone in
the- audience"knew -what
his personal stand on
(Coal, on P»t« t)
MINEOLA - A program designed to save 35 million
gallons, of water each day in Nassau County has been
proposed by Nassau. County Executive Thomas Gulotta.
The multi-phase comprehensive water manage­ment/
conservation program has been placed before the
Nassau County Board of
year's Spring Awards As­sembly
Program at Bald-,
win Senior High School.
Mrs. Kovner taught So­cial
Studies over a period
of 23 years, first at Bald-
TESTIMOKIAI. DINNER. Kuiiu Ceunir EzteutiTt Tliamu 5. Gu-lotu
(e.) itltnded the Bildwin Etk« Lodft #1159 Tntimoniil Dinner
honoring Put Ei>Jl«d Rultr, John Brigp (r.^T^Tio in Iht pholofr»p.h
i> Btldwinile Robirt Pott (I.).
Boord Approves
CD Proposals
FREEPORT - The Vil­lage
Board of Trustees
adopted the recommended
Community Developinent
(CD) • program for . 1987-
1988. This 13th year of
CD funding will see the
I village's Community - De-j
velopment Agency (CDA)
• the recipient of S'140,000.
The recommended allo­cations
are:' 550,000 for
residential rehabilitation
(loans and grants);
SIOO.OOO for commercial
rehabilitation (facade im­provement
. grants);
$70,000 for urban rede­velopment,
covering costs
of acquisition, relocation,
demolition and disposition;
$66,000, economic devel­opment
(to be added to
(Cont. en P»tt 4)
Supervisors for considera­tion
at its next tegular
meeting scheduled for
Monday, June 8.
If enacted, into law,
parts of the program
would supersede "the Vil­lage
of Freeport's already
promulgated conservation
measures. According to
Freeport Village rep­resentatives,
more restric­tive"."'
cdiinty'ordinahces
take precedence over vil­lage
laws.
The Freeport ordinance,
which went into . effect
immediately following the
Village Board of Trustees'
vote at its March 23rd
meeting, prohibits lawn
irrigation and/or sprin­kling
between 9 am and 5
pm each day.
Gulotta's proposal, if
adopted, would restrict
lawn sprinkling to an
odd/even day basis, de­pending
upon house num­ber.
In addition the sprin­kling
would only be per­mitted
prior to 10 am or
after 4 pm. While Freeport
residents are presently al­lowed
to sprinkle two less
hours per day than under
Gulotta's proposal, they
are permitted to water •
their lawns every day, if
they so desire. Under the
proposed County plan they
could water only every
other day.
Residents of Baldwin-, an
unincorporated area
within' the Town of
Hempstead presently have
no .restrictions in their
water usage, although the
Town has recently said
water usage must be cur­tailed.
Gulotta has explained
that the development of
his plan follows extensive
research by the County
and its consultant, CH2th
Hill of Restori, Virginia,
iacludipg interviews with
water purveyors, major
users and representatives
from other parts of the
country.
'What we have done,'
said Gulotta, 'is take the
most successful and prac-.
tical aspects of this inves­tigation
and mold them
into a plan which suits the
unique needs of the Long
Island region where our
(Cent, on Fkf< 1])
JLM CI.ARK HONORED. Formtr Fntport Vill»»i Tnul«t. C. Jim*.
(Jim) Clitk wu honortd rctcntly at » reiircmtnt tettimooiil dinntr
liven In >ppreci>tian of hij eijht yein u truitet ind dtputy mayor of
the villiie.juid for hi» terrice on the »iU»jt'i Planning Boxrd tnd witli
the Freeport Fire Depjrtraenl. Pholeiriphed with Clark {8nd 1.) are
Arthur W. Levis.(1.), former Chief et the F.F* and truitee for the
Ftremtn'e Ifome of New York Slate; F.F.D. Chief jfobert Teny (c);
Itempiteid To»n Councilwcmin Anfie Cullin (Jnd r,), a.reiident of
Freeport; and Del.Stt. Frank Medaglia (t.), ct the Freeport Police De--
partment. .• . . •